Katy Perry may beat Michael Jackson's singles record
Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (TGIF)" is the fifth song from her latest album to top Billboard's Pop Songs airplay chart.
ABC Family, the CW tops in gay inclusive shows
The hit TV show "Pretty Little Liars" helped ABC Family win an "excellent" rating on Wednesday for its portrayal of gay, lesbian and transgender people on television, the U.S. media group GLAAD said.
Fishburne signed as "Man of Steel" top editor
Laurence Fishburne will edit Superman in "Man of Steel," TheWrap has confirmed.
Content nabs international rights to Sarah Palin doc
The distributor has nabbed the international rights to Nick Broomfield's documentary "Sarah Palin: You Betcha!" on the former Alaska governor.
CBS News chief hopes to lure in viewers with new anchor
CBS News chairman Jeff Fager said Wednesday that he hopes viewers who tuned out from "CBS Evening News" during the Katie Couric years are being lured back by Scott Pelley.
Redmond O'Neal arrested for alleged drug possession
Redmond O'Neal, the son of actors Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, was arrested again on Tuesday after police said they found heroin and marijuana inside his car.
Tom Sherak re-elected AMPAS president
Tom Sherak has been re-elected to a third term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS announced on Tuesday night following a meeting of its Board of Governors.
BrightSource to offer solar-plant energy storage
BrightSource Energy Inc on Tuesday said it was now able to store the energy its solar thermal power plants produce, allowing them to function during after the sun sets.
Lionsgate sues insurance company for $8 million
Lionsgate Entertainment has spent some $10 million defending itself against claims by Carl Icahn -- but its insurance company has only reimbursed it for $2 million of that.
Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins eye price increases
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc said on Wednesday its franchisees are raising prices at Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins stores to help cover the higher costs of key ingredients such as coffee and milk.
Kutcher to play Internet mogul in revamped 'Men'
New "Two and A Half Men" star Ashton Kutcher will play an Internet billionaire with a broken heart when he makes his debut on the hit TV comedy in September, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler said on Wednesday.
FX approached on AMC's hit "Breaking Bad"
FX has been approached about taking on "Breaking Bad" if its creators can't work out a deal for a fifth season on AMC, TheWrap has learned.
Police arrest Los Angeles man suspected of arson spree
A Los Angeles man who may have served time in jail for setting fire to restaurants and bars in Japan while stationed there as a U.S. Marine is suspected in a spree of arson attacks in California, authorities said on Tuesday.
Samantha Ronson arrested for DUI at 10:30 in the morning
Lindsay Lohan might be teetering her way back toward sobriety -- but her ex-girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, is apparently off the wagon.
Bravo announces three new series; Patti Stanger deal
Cable channel Bravo is bolstering its programing with three new series and a special, Bravo Media announced on Tuesday.
Fountains of Wayne more rueful on fifth album
Fountains of Wayne, the lawn ornament store in Wayne, N.J., that was seen in the opening credits of "The Sopranos," finally shut its doors two summers ago. Fortunately, there's no closure in sight for the other, even better-known Fountains of Wayne, the rock & roll quartet that's been one of America's greatest bands since its 1996 debut.
Federal judge slaps injunction on Zediva
A federal judge on Monday placed an injunction on unlicensed video-on-demand service provider Zediva, siding with a copyright infringement complaint filed by the major studios in April.
"30 Rock" star Katrina Bowden joins "Nurse 3D" film
Katrina Bowden is going from funny to scary in "Nurse 3D," a movie Lionsgate bills as a "psycho-sexual 3D thriller," the studio announced Tuesday.
"Onion News" writers join WGA East fold
Writers on the Onion News Network are joining the ranks of the Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO, the union announced on Tuesday.
Charlie Sheen's "Men" character to get TV funeral?
Charlie Sheen's "Two and A Half Men" character will not only be killed off, he will be given a funeral when the TV series returns in September, according to entertainment industry website Deadline Hollywood.
?Crazy, Stupid, Love?: Hollywood, Sane and Smart
?Crazy, Stupid, Love? is proof that occasionally Hollywood gets it really right. The movie is smart, funny, accessible, well-written, well-directed, well-cast and completely entertaining.
Kings of Leon cancel U.S. tour, Followill exhausted
Rockers Kings of Leon canceled their entire U.S. tour on Monday, citing health concerns for frontman Caleb Followill after he abruptly walked off the stage at a show in Dallas saying he couldn't sing.
Fantasia reveals she is pregnant
Pop star and past "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino told fans at a charity concert in Jacksonville, Florida that she is pregnant again.
Cameron Crowe on Pearl Jam, "Say Anything" sequel
As the Television Critics Association press tour's first week came to a close, it wasn't hard to single out its biggest highlight: Saturday's panel discussion with Cameron Crowe about his "American Masters" documentary, "Pearl Jam Twenty," which will air on PBS on October 21 after a theatrical run starting in September.
Big media rings up sales as advertisers keep coming
U.S. media giants are set to report quarterly revenue gains on the back of a booming advertising market that shows little sign of retreating.
How "Smurfs" became a summer box office hit
How could so many people be wrong about Sony's "The Smurfs"?
NBC calls 'Playboy Club' a 'fun soap opera'
NBC executives on Monday defended the network's controversial new drama "The Playboy Club", describing it as a "fun soap opera" and saying that its sexual content would be mild.
Joel McHale roasts NBC, Hugh Hefner, Chevy Chase at TCA
"Community" star Joel McHale kicked off NBC's session at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour on Monday with a stand-up routine that took aim primarily at the many joke-worthy offerings his own network has put on its schedule of late as well as the annual promotional event itself.
Woman falls to death from Half Dome in Yosemite
A 26-year-old California woman has died after falling some 600 feet from the landmark Half Dome rock formation in Yosemite, a park spokeswoman said on Monday.
Summit sues over hacked "Twilight Saga" images and video
After a multi-continent investigation, Summit Entertainment is suing the person it believes leaked pictures and video from the unreleased "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn," the company announced Monday.